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AKRON, Ohio -- Brenden Dixon continued a hot week for Altoona with three hits and two RBIs as the Altoona Curve bats slugged 11 hits in a 6-2 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Sunday afternoon at Canal Park.
Dixon, who finished the week 6-for-12 with a double, a home run, and four RBI sin three games played, knocked three singles for Altoona on Sunday. He tied the game 2-2 in the sixth inning with a two-run knock off reliever Davis Sharpe. Altoona took the lead two batters later on a Kervin Pichardo RBI double.
Seth Beer extended his hitting streak to seven games and his on-base streak to 12 games with a three-hit day, knocking three singles. After a three-run sixth inning, Altoona added a run in the seventh on a Tsung-Che Cheng RBI double. In the eighth, the Curve got the first two men aboard before a double-play ball resulted in a run scored. A throwing error later in the inning added another run for Altoona.
Braxton Ashcraft struck out four batters over three innings in the start, allowing one run in the second inning to end his scoreless inning streak at 14.2 innings. With two outs in the second, Ashcraft gave up back-to-back doubles to Dayan Frias and Joe Lampe to give Akron an early lead.
Jack Carey earned the win with 2.2 innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits with a strikeout. Eddy Yean followed with 1.1 scoreless frames before Nick Dombkowski closed the door with two scoreless innings of relief.
The Curve finished the series in Akron with two wins, improving to 10-29.
Altoona continues a 12-game road trip by traveling to Erie for a six-game series.
Saturday's game
Thomas Harrington tossed four perfect innings for Altoona on Saturday night, but the Curve were shut out in a 4-0 loss to the RubberDucks at Canal Park.
Harrington has now tossed seven no-hit innings to begin his Double-A career.